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J. E. ABRAMS. MACHINE FOR FORMING GAN BODIES.

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J. E. ABRAMS. MACHINEFOR FORMING CAN BODIES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 190B.

Patented Feb.15,1910.

.Ur/irren sfrafrns raann'ronnioaf JESSE-E. ABRAMS, OF BALTIMORE, llVlIAR'YIIaAlNlI), ASSIGNOWO-JONTINENTL CAN COMPANY, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, A CORPORATION OF NEW-JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR FORMING CAN-BODIES. j

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1.5, 1910.

Application tiled. August'21, 1908. Serial No. 449,647.

loparticular reference to the formation of.

dinal or side seam. For the purpose of illustration, I have preferred to show my invention applied to a lap seam body-former machine invented lby Louis'C. Krummel whose application for patent was filed August 24th-1907, Serial Number 390,026 and in making the said Krummel machine serve to illustrate my invention I have retained his form of bodycurling and .sustaining mechanism, the endless series f traveling carriages withv pivoted clamping jaws. and such other features as have been found to be applicable to my 25 invention, but it is to be understood that my invention may be employed in 'machines cvlindric bodies having a 'lapped longituwhich differ materially in construction' from.

- that shown in the said Krummel application.

novel devices and combinations of devices for sizing the bodies.

Another object is to provide a construction of mechanism whereby bodies of varions sizes may be formed without adjustlnents of any kind.

' A further object is to provide a machine that will maintain and always produce a suniform vsize or width of lap-seam irrespec- 40 tive of the size of the horn or body support,

and irrespective of the size of the body when completed.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction of machine that will enable the4 luxing of one of the laps that is to form the seam prior to the lapping of the edges of the body whereby the seam may be tluxed between its laps.

A still further object is to p'rovide a construction of mechanism that will permit each lap to be gaged independently of the other. Another object is to provide "an improved One object ofthe invention is to provide4 construction whereby the various operations mentioned may be conducted while the body is continuously traveling, and thereby pro duce a machine of great capacity.

-With these 'and other objects 1n view the -invention is'illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

'Figures l and la together show a side elevation of the complete machine with the exception that the blank feeding table and chain operating thereon to convey the blanks have been omitted. Fig. 2 is a verticalv crossysectional View through the blank-feeding mechan1sm,-the section being taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view through the blank bending devices andshows the curling rolls and the hollow shell on which the curledl blank hangs. Fig. 4 shows on a small scale a cross-section through the frame of the machine at oneside of the solder feed Vdevice'. Fig: 5 shows a plan View of the frame at the feed-end of the machine and also shows the camV tracks at the side of the frame for operating the blank-folding jaws. Fig. G is a vertical section through the frame immediately in front of one `of the horn-supporting carriages and the clamping jaws operating therewith and shows the first step in the operation of gaging one edge of the blank and utilizing the one" folding jaw as a gage for the overlapping blank edge. Fig. 9 .is an enlarged detail ofthe overlapped blank edges andthe two jaws holdingfthe same. Fig. 10 is a vertical cross-section of the parts shown in Figs. 6 and 8 and shows the first aw in the released position andthe overlapped edges ofthe body held clamped by the other-jaw and in readiness for the heating and soldering operations. Fig. 11` is an enlarged detail of the overlapped edges of the body and the single clamp holding the twoed es together. Fig. l2 is a vertical longitu inal section through the carriage, the mandrel and the can body' folded aboutl the 'latter,.the section bein taken on the line 12-12 of-Fig.1 0and 4igs. 13 land 14 are details of the pivoted device for gaging the end of the loosely lapped edges of the bodies.

In the drawings the numeral, 1, designates the frame of the machine mounted on s u1t-y able legs, 2,v and ha\'ing` a stationary bearmd, 3, at the discharge end and an adjustable bearing, 4, at the feed-end of the machine. Shafts, 5, and, 6, are mounted horlzontally in the said bearings, and said shafts are each provided with a pair of sprocket wheels, 7, and, 8, respectively which sprocket wheels have peripheral pockets, 9, for a purpose presently to be described. A large gear, 10, 1s also mounted on the horizontal shaft, 3, and meshes with and is driven by a pinion on a horizontal shaft, 12. The horizontal shaft, 12, may be driven in any suitable manner so as to im art rotary movement to the gear and sproc ets. An endless chain, 13 extends along theupper side of the machme .frame then down over the sprockets and then along the under side of the machine between the legs or supports, 2. This chain comprises a series of links, 14, between' which are mounted a plurality of trucks or carriages, 15. The rods, 16, formingv the pivots between the links and trucks project atv opposite sides of the latter and are provided with rollers, 17, which serve to prevent the raising or dropping of the chainduring its travel from one end of the machine to the other and which also seat in the pockets, 9, of the sprocket wheels while the chain is being drawn around'by the latter.

lt will be understood that the trucks or carriages are spaced apart at regular intervals along the endless chainso as to form an endless series of travelin trucks,-t lie chain serving to draw the truc s along.

`Wh1le the driving mechanism here shown will cause the chain and endless series of trucks to travel continuously, and I prefer to carry on the operation in this manner, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be restricted in this res ect as. it is obvious the chain and trucks coul be readily moved intermittently.

The carriages or Vtrucks comprise a base plate, 18, which extends crosswise ofthe chain betweentwo link bars, 19and midwa between its ends the base plateV is pro! vi ed with hinge eyes, 20.- Atthe rear, each v base plate is provided with a post, 21, from .22,prbject. These arms, during the operaopposite sides of which stop or gage arms,

tion of the machine, serve as a gage agalnst which one end of the cylindric body contacts so as to square up the end as will presently more fully appear. At the upper end the post, 21. carries a' solid horn, 23, which is circular in cross-section, and which projects forward from the post and is sustained over 'the base late ascan be clearly seen in Fig.

12. Whi e the horn is shown'nand has been able part and therefore is solid in this sense.

ln the present instance the horn merely performs the function of a support and in no way operates to size the body from the interlor. Theup )er side of the horn or support is provide with a longitudinal groove, 24, and at one side of the groove the upper side of the horn is provided with a flattened surface, 25', for a purpose presently to be described. At each side of the horn or support are folding clamping jaws, 2G, and, 27, which are provided at their lower ends with hinge eyes, 28, that are. pivotally mounted on a pintle or rod, 29, extending through the eyes. 20. of the carriage base, as seen in Fig.

12. vThese folding or clamping jaws are 1ndependent-ly movable with respect to each other so that during the operations of the machine either or both of the `jaws may be moved ori-their pivots so as to swing toward or away from the horn or support. Thev free ends of the jaws are provided with hardened metal plates,.30, whlch resist wear and which may be renewed when necessary,

without disturbing the jaws themselves. The side of each jaw is provided with a lug, 31, which forms a support'jor a free roller, 32, by means of which the jaws are to be moved toward or away from the horn or support.l

From xthe foregoing description it is to be understood that each truck or carriage supports and conveys a horn and a pair of pivotedelamping jaws, and that the horns and jaws are thus conveyed in an endless series b v the traveling eonveyer or chain, and that during their travel the jaws are to be operated to effect the lapping and clampingof the lapped seam -of the body.

Nowpresuming the chain and trucks with the horns and clamps to be properly mounted so as to travel from one end' of the machine to the other, the'frst thing to be accomplished is the feeding of the blanks from which the cylindric bodies are vto be formed. The particular form of blank feed mechanism is lmmaterial and as a matter of fact the blanks can be fed directly by hand but in the present instance I have provided a flat horizontal table, 33, which is secured in any suitable manner to the frame/f the machine and which is provided with la central llongitudinal slot, 34, through which projects a conveyer chain, 35, with properlyf spaced propelling fingers, 36,v att-ached there-rv to whlch engage-one of the end'edges of the `blank that 1s laid or'fed to the table. .The

chain'convey'er passes .around -an idler, 37, `and is drivenby a sprocket, 38, on'a horizontal shaft, 39, that in turn'is'revolved by gears,I 40, and, 41, onthe main driving shaft,

12, as seen in Fig. 1*-

` of bolts and springs, 47 A flat ta 15" saine down and gui e said Directly beyond the inner end of the table,"

the machine is provided with a head, 42, which is provided at its far. side with arms, l43, that are pivoted to lugs,.44, on brackets,

45, while the near side" of the head has arms,

46, which are yieldingly held down by means b e, 48, is provided between the inner end of the feed table and the head so as to sustain and ide the1 blank as it passes beneath the ead.

Above the inner end ofthe flat table, 48, l, provide-a downwardly inclined (guide plate,

49, which, in case thesforwar end of a will' ress the rwar edge to the roller, 50, which is journaled in the bracket, 45. A roller, 5-1, is journaled in the head, 42, and has contact with the roller, 50, and the position of this roller with .respect blank is turned .or s rung up, o

to the guide table, 48,is such as to require t e sheet or blank to turn upwardly in passing between the two rollers. -At the rear of the rollers I provide a deflectordplat'e, 52, which is also carried by th-e hea and the function -of this plate is to engage the blank as it passes from between the rollers and',

turn it downwardly. By thus turnin the sheet down as it passes in a curled con .ition from between the rollers, the initiallycurled end, or the end first to pass between the rollers is made 1to sweep through a circular path and first turn downward and then up under the table, 48, and vtoward the lower roller, 50.( After thus curling the sheets my invention contemplates the employment of some form of' device that will then retain the curled sheet with its longitudinalside edges spaced apart, as shown in the saidKrummel machine, and to hold the 40 partly formed cylinder in a horizontal plane,

as shown in Figs. 2 and By reference to said Figs. 2 and 3 it will be seen that immediately beneath the lower roller, 50, there is rovided a stationary bar, 53, which extends on itudinally and in close proximity to sai roller. This bar sustains a curved shell or casing, 54, which has a slot or opening,

` 55, in its lower side. The shell or case is rigid'and open at both ends, and

from end to end. When the sheet passes from the rollers, 50. and, 51, it curls` downward and around the shell or casing until the longitudinal edge. that first entered the rolls reaches the side of the bar, 53,ne xt to the table, 48, at which time the other end'of the sheet has passed from between the rolls, and as the curl imparted to the sheet, would form a cylinder of less diameter than -the diameter of the body when completed, if

the'edges ofl the sheet were permitted to come together, the said edges will spring in close contact against and be held apart by the opposite sides of th'ejstationary bar, 53,

and thereby clamp said barand hold the the slot 50 in the lower side extends longitudinally partially-formed cylinder or body, 56, sus- A l pended in a central osition above the trucks or carriages, ,"Whi 'e the curled and sus-` pended body is held by the sprin action of the metal itself one of the truc s or carriages advances from the rear vso that. the

horn, 23,? on the truck will register with and enter the ,body untilthe gage-arms, 22, of the post, 21, contact with the rear open end of t e suspended body whereupon the body land horn vbe ln their forward travel together. Itwlll be' noted that'the horn, 23,

is of less diameter vthan the interior of the body, 56, vand that-the' body is neither sized by 1t nor by the shell, 54. t will also be seen that when the body and horn. begin traveling together, the post, 21, of the truck will pass through the slot, 55, ofthe shell.

By close reference to Figs. 2, 5 and 6, it' will be noted that the stationary bar, 53, is not centrally located withI respect to the vertical vcenter of the horn but has position slightly to one sideof said vertical center. This is desirable forreasons that will presently be fully set forth.

A stationary cent the end of the stationaryV shell or casing, 54, and said bracketcarries a combined guide and gage-bar, 58, that extends horizontally and parallel with the uppermost surface of the travelinghorns. The inner end of this bar abuts against the end of the bar, 53, so that when the traveling horn moves the partly-formed cylinder forward, the spaced-apart ed es of the latter may contact with and be gulded by the opposite sides of the ga e-bar. During this operation the vertical side, 59, of the gage-bar will serve as a gage for the underlap ing edge, 60, of the body as clearly shown 1n Figs. ti and 7 and said edge of the sheet, as it travels forsuspended body is carried ofi the support` by the forward movement of the horn the underlapping edge is gaged by the bar. 53,

l `while the other edge is held away, and the l next step in the operation must be to secure the gaged-edge in place.

By reference to Figs..1, 5 and 6 the devices employed to clamp the gage underlapping edge will now be described. 'At one 90 bracket, 57, is mounted adjaside of the chain 'and trucks, the upper surface of the frame, 1, is provided with a cam track, 61, which has first a rise. 62, at one end; a dwell, 63, and then a fall, 64. The

' upwardiiicline rise, 62isto one Yside'pf -tliefv gage-bar, 58, 'so thatit 1 willr vpeigiorin-at; Lip-1 body is .traveling Aat the si positibn ofthis cam 'track' is suchthat on topioffthe clam ed and vtluxed underlap- 65 eige sai bar. 1. Asheretofore described the-trucks'or carerati'on-while the underlappiii ria esnare. `4provided ewith clamping jaws whichltra'vel with thehornssand-at one time or another are swun toward'aiid from the horns. When .abo y is firstv transferred onto a horn and beginsits travel, both of the clamping-.jaws are in'the'l'owermost ositio'n or awayfrom said horns land the ro ers, 32,

-at the side of each jaw has a horizontal po'- sition, and the jaws of each truck are mov able"fsindependentl [of each other. When, therefore,`A the cur ed body has itsy edges at` opposite sides ofthe guide and gage-bar both- 'aws are lowered and the roller, 32, on the.i

jaw, 27, hasvl position in line with the cam track, 61, so that as the truck carries the roller, 32, o'jaw, 27 onto the rise or upward v inclined. end,a62, of the cam track the roller overlappin edge in place I. ropose-toapply` will travel 11p-said inclined end and thus `close the clampin jaw, 27,-i 1p andaboutthe' Vcurled bodysuan hold the-underlapping edge, 60, ofthe latter close against the f gage- 'fac'e, 59, and-while l:there c airrp it--on the horn as seenainv-Figsf and 7.1 i h remains in this clampediconditionl while` its roller rides, :along the -dwell -or' horizontal surface, 62,"of the `cam. track, 61, and after the body' has moved Ybeyond the end. of the gae-ban, y.

- ile theunderlappingedge of the body is being gaged and prior -to folding the iluxf to sai underlapping e ge. Ioaccoin plish this I provide a pendent flux brush, 65,

which is 'mounted upon an adjustablev bracket or bar,` 66, so that'theffluxrbriish will have position at theI 'side of the gage bar where it can'wi e across the underlap ing edges of the b neath it. The flux m be containedv in a ref ceptacle and conveye from the latter b a ledge, 67, of the ody at the opposite si the bar, 58, .is guided in a grooved race, 68,

- the clamping jaw, 26, begins to travel up the inclined end, 69, of a cam track, 70, so asrto,` swing said jaw, 26, up toward the body and to thus close the overlapping edge over and.

e and depositeddrop b y drop on the ux brush, 65, as clearly seen 1n Fig. 1.

During the gaging, clamping, and fluxing of the underlap ing edge, the overlapping edge is gaged is jaw, 27 ,7

.yond the other.'

ies as the latter trave be` wardly on the horn and now serve;l las ja' gage for. the overlapping edge', 67, sotthat the clamp, 26, will press the pin Ledge. Inper orming this operation it :i be seenlby reference to Figs. 81 and 9 n that the'clainp, 27, bein previously clamped and remaining inthe c amped position, will edge, 67 over on topv of the edge, 60, and

'a ainst the faceof the other clamp. It will so be seen that the overlapping clamp l when lfinally in place will press the loverlapping edge down .on the'uderlap ing edge `and thus said`clamp, 26, will hold oth edges of the body and will continue to hold the vsame until thesoldered body is tofbey dis.

charged.

Fromr the foregoing descriptionit will be observed that.` the horn has performed no lfunction other than to serve as a support and carrier for-the body and that theundei'- t lapping edge ofthe body was first gaged by the stationary gage while the overlapping y the traveling clamp, 27, which forms ai reliininary clamp for'the underlapping e ge. The size of the coinpleted'body is therefore determined, inthe present instance by the length of the blank and not'by the size of the horn.` The result'` and advantage of thisconstruction are that the machine, without material, change can be made to produce bodies of various diameters.

While the overlap ing clamp, 26, is being swung upto fold t e overlapping edge, I have found it desirable to provide a device, which b contact with lthe end of the body will vpus -or press the same backtoward the -hornfsustaining post,'21, and against the endgage arms, 22, andthereby insure that theopposite ends of the `lapped edges .will register so that one end will not project be- By reference to Figs. 1, 13 an'd 14it will be seen that a bracket, 88, which is employed to sustain the iux receptacle'is also-utilized to sustain a horizontal bar 89 having an adjusting slot, 90, at oneend.l 'his bar has an outward bend, 91, between its `ends ,so f

that its unsupported projecting end, 92, may

have position over the center of thetravelf bar, 89, and its lowerl end has position ywhere it may contact withvthe forward end of the curled bodies and ress them rear'- ack against the gage arms, 22, and the lower end of said finger is yieldingly held toward the rear by means of a spring, 94. A pin, 95 on the bar, 89, serves as a stop to limit t e rearward movement of the finger. It will thus be seen that as the horns on which the bodies are supported, travel beneath the finger, 93,

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.the lower end thereof will strike against the I ends of the lapped ed es just prior to the locking action of the c amp, 26, so that before the clamp presses the two edges of the body together the ngerwill have caused the ends of the lapped edges to roperly register, and immediately therea ter the clined end or fall of the cam track, 64, and

thus release the underlapping gage-clamp,

clamped by the single jaw, 26, throughout the operatlons of pre-heatmg, soldering, reheating and cooling and is only released when the roller of the clamp 26, reaches the downwardly-inclined end, 71, of the cam track, 70, which may be seen in Fig. la.

After the Adro pin jaw, 27, the truck wi lbe conveyed so as to expose the fluxed, lapped and clamped edges of the body to the action of heat from a .se-

ries of burners, 72, which extend in a horizontal directionabove the trucks and preliminarily heat'the lap seam and prepare lit to receive the solder.'

The roove o r channel, 24, in the horn beneath t e lapped seam is productive of' good results in that it heats the seam more uni'-l formly, being out of contact with the horn and itl further aids in quickly cooling the seam after the soldering and reheating oper ations.

After the preliminary heating, the bodies are conveyed past a solder feed mechanism,

73, of any suitable form but which in. the present instance operates to feed a strip of solder through a tube, 74, by means of' a pawl and ratchet device, 75, and to deposit said solder directly on the longitudinal seam. 'This pawl and ratchet mechanism is intermittently operated by mea-ns of a cam, 76, on the horizontal shaft, 89, which imparts a reciprocating movement to rods, 77, and, 78, and thus" draws the solder from a spool, 79. The solder is practically in a molten condition when it contacts with the seam for the reason that the flames from burners, 80, play directly upon it as it discharges from said tube and as the body is' traveling during this operation the solder is thus thoroughl distributed over the seam. The solderapp ied body may then be passed beneath a wiper as is-common to removesurplus solder. In the next step of thev soldering operation the body with the solder applied is passedbeneath a series of burners, 81,' where the reheating. of the solder and seam. will cause the solder to sweat into the.

away of the clampjoint between the lapped ed es which was 85 fluxed before the edges were ap ed. After thls reheating operation the truc s carry the clam ed soldered body beneath a long tube, 82,l rom which jets of air are blown onto the seam to effect a prompt cooling of the latter and nall the clamp' jaw, 26, is released by the ro ler traveling down the incline end, 71, of the cam track, being assisted in this releasin operation by means of an overhanging rai, 83, incase the clamp should stick and the releasing 'of the clamp enables the'soldered body to drop from the end of the horn. After the bodies have been discharged, the trucks and chain travel down and under the sprocket wheels 7, and the rollers, 84, of the chain by traveling on horizontal ralls, 85, will hold the trucks and chain up and prevent sagging of the latter,

lapping edge. It will also -be seen thatboth ges of the body are independently gaged vand that the width of the lap is always the same irrespective of the size of the body or of" the size of the horn. It will further be seen that the horns may be utilized no matter what size of body is toibe produced and as amatter of fact no adjustment or alteration inthe machine is necessary to form the lap. seam of a body of any size within the range of the machine. l

Itis to be understood that while the drawings and specication illustrate and describe the bodies as being cylindrical in form, the body may be square or other shape in crosssection. j

Having thus described myI invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-

1. In a can-body forming and lap-seaming machine the combination with means for sustaining the body in a curled condition, of means for clamping the body near one edge and setting a. gage for the unclamped opposite edge of said body, means for moving the unclamped edge of the body against the set gage, and means for soldering the edges of the bod 2. In a can-bo y forming and lap-seeming machine the combination withe means for sustaining a curledbody, of a clamp for engaging one edge of said body sald clam also serving as a gage for the unclamp solderingthe lapped edges.

machine the combination with means forl sustaining a curledbody, ot' means for clam ing the body to one -side of its edge and eaving said edge exposed; means o)- eratlng on the unclalnped edge of the bo y to lap it over 'the previously exposed edge; Q means for holding said latter means in the operated position to hold the edges lapped, and means for soldering the lapped edges.

4.' In a can-body lap-seaming machine the eomblnatlon Wlth means-for sustaining a curled body, of means for elampin'g the body adjacent one of its edges, means for moving 3 the unclamped edge on top of the gaged edge; means for gaging said Ilatter edge; means for clamping the lapped edges and means for soldering said lapped edges.

5. In a lap-seam can -"body machine the combination With a series of traveling horns each for sustaining a curled body, ot means for gaging the underlap ing edge of each body while on its individual horn; means adjacent the path of the traveling horns for iluxing the outer surface of the underlapping edge of each can body as the horn travels, means for placing the overlap ing edge against the outer fiuxed surface o the underlapping edge as the horns and bodies advance and means for soldering the lapped edges.

6. In a can-body seaming machine the combination with means for sustaining the curled body, of a stationary gage for the underla ping edge of the body, a movable gage for tliia overlapping ed e of the body means for advancing the bo y-sustaining means from the stationary gage, means operative beyond said stationary gage for bringing the overlapping ledge against the movable gage, and means for soldering the lapped edges.

7. In a can-body seaming machine the 'combination with means' for sustaining the 50' curled 4body `of a ga e for edgie of the body, a glam un erlapping ed e,-sai amp forming agage for the over a ping edge, means for pothe underlappinfr operating on said c sitioning the over apping ed e against the clamp-gage and the under appmg ed e, jN means for clamping the overlapping e ge vagainst 'the underlapping edge, means for retracting the gage-clamp and means for 8. In a can-body seaming machine the combinat-ion with a traveling body support fpr sustaining the body in a curled condition, of means for gaging the underla ping edge ofthe body, means traveling wit thev l snp ort for gaging the overlapping edge of the ody, means also traveling with the supiport for clamping the aged and lapped l edges, and means for sol ermg the edges.

9. In a can-body seaming machine the combination with a traveling horn, of means independent of the horn for gaging the nnderlapping edde of the body, means traveling with the horn for gaging the overlapy ping edge of the body inde endently of the horn, means traveling with the horn for clamping the edges lap ed, means for moving the overlapping e( ge gage away from j the body, and means for soldering the flapped edges.

10. In a can-body seaming machine the combination with an endless series of body carrying horns of a stationary gage for the underlapping edges of the bodies on the various horns, a gage traveling with each horn for gaging the o\' .1'lapping edge of the` i body onlhe horn with which it travels, a clamp 'also for each horn for holding the l edges lapped, and means for soldering the i lapped edges successively.

11'. In a can-body seaming machine the combination with means for sustaining the bodies in a curled condition, of a series of traveling horns movable successively into the sustained bodies, means for clamping the uunderlapping edge otl thc body, means for folding the overlapping edge of the body against the underlapping edge and gaging said overlapping edge to size the body by the edge gaging thereof and means for soldering said edges.

12. In a can-body seaming machine the combination with a series of movable horns, of means for rolling a blank into a cylindrie body and delivering it onto a horn, means for gaging one edge of the body, means for lapping and independently gaging the opposite edge ofthe body, means for holding the lapped edges gaged and means for soldering said edges.

13. In a can-body seaming machine the combination with a series of traveling horns, of means. for rolling blanks into cylindric bodies and delivering them successlvely to vthe horns, means for gaging one edge of the body, means for clamping said gaged edge, means traveling with each body and horn for lap in the unclamped edge over the cla-mpc e ge and against the clamp of the latter, and means for soldering thelapped edges.

14. In a can-body seaming machine the of means for rollingblanks into cylindric 4bodies and delivering them successively to the horns, a gage for gaging one edge of all the bodies on all the horns, independent gages traveling with eachr horn for gaging the opposite edge of each body, means for combination with a series of traveling horns,

lapping and clamping the lapped edges and means for soldering the lapped edges.

15. In a can-body seaming machine the combination with a series of traveling horns, of means for rolling blanks('into eylindric bodies and delivering them .successively to the horns, a stationary gage for gaging'one edge oi all the bodies, means for clamping said gaged edge and forming a gage for the opposite edge of the body,said means traveling with the hornsfand means also traveling with the horns and clamping the gaged edges, and means for soldering the said edges.

1G. ln a can-body seaming machine the combination with means for successively `rolling blanks into ylindric bodies and holdcurled body, of a `series of traveling trucks,

clamping jaws mounted on and moVm-g with the trucks, a horn also sustained mfrom each truck to receive the bodies, means for operating one of the jaws to gage, one edge of the body, means for operating the other jaw to lap and gage theopposite edge of the body, means for retracting the first gage to leave the lapped edges'exposed, and means for soldering said edges.

18. In a can-body seaming mchine the combination withmeans for sustaining a curled body of a series of traveling trucks, clamping jaws mounted on saidtrucks, a horn also monnt'd on each trgck, means for operating one jaw 'to gage one edge of the bod means for fluxing said edge, means for body, means for operating the other jaw to fold the opposite edge of thev body against the first clamp, means for retraeting the rst clamp and means for soldering the gagedl and clamped edges. j

Q0. In a can-body forming and seaming machine the' combination with means for .sustaining` 'a curled body, of means for clamping the body and leaving the underlapping edg'e exposed; means for luxing said underlapping edge; means operating on the o posite edge of the body togetfect the lapping of the edges, means for aging the lapped edges endwise and means or soldering said edges. 21. In a can-body forming and seaming machine the combination with means for sustaining a curled body, of means for gaging one edge'of the body, means for fluxing said edge, means for gaging the other edge of the body, meansfor gaging the ends of the two edges and bringing them into register, means for clamping the lapped and rgag-ed edges, and means for solderlng said edges.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

'JEssE E. ABRAMs. 

